SEO Manager

Blue Array; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus and pension

28 days holiday

Remote role with travel

Private medical insurance

Gym membership

Cycle to work

Birthday off

Charity days

Training and development

Job summary

Blue Array, the UK's leading SEO agency, seeks an experienced SEO Manager to own strategic direction and client relationships. You will guide technical audits, keyword research, and content recommendations, while aligning with senior stakeholders and the broader client team.

You will drive SEO performance, mentor colleagues, and stay ahead of trends. This remote role requires UK residency with regular travel to Reading HQ and client locations.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of managing senior client relationships.
• Experience leading SEO strategy and campaigns.
• Ability to defend strategy to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the SEO performance for client accounts end-to-end.
• Direct technical audits, keyword research, and content recommendations.
• Monitor client websites and drive course corrections.
• Lead relationships with client team and senior stakeholders.
• Identify upsell opportunities within client accounts.
• Mentor less experienced colleagues and share best practices.
• Stay updated with SEO trends and represent Blue Array.
• Educate other areas on SEO impact across business.
• Line-manage an SEO Specialist and oversee workload.
• Hit KPIs aligned with company objectives.

Skills

Strategic SEO

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Mentoring

Tools

Screaming Frog

SEMrush

Ahrefs

Job description

SEO Manager

At Blue Array, we are passionate about driving results through effective digital marketing strategies. As a leader in SEO and Digital PR, we are committed to providing innovative solutions that empower our clients. We are currently seeking a talented and experienced SEO Manager to take senior ownership of a portfolio of client accounts and help shape the strategic direction of our SEO offering.

About the role

In this position, you will take full strategic ownership of several client accounts, leading the relationship at a senior level while directing the technical, analytical, and creative work that underpins a successful SEO campaign. You'll be trusted to set the strategy, defend it to senior stakeholders, and be accountable for the results it delivers.

Applicants must live in the UK; unfortunately, we can't offer sponsorship for work permits at this time, so you will need full right to live and work in the UK.

Some of the key responsibilities of the role will include:

• Own the SEO performance for your client accounts end-to-end, setting and defending the strategy and roadmap at senior stakeholder level.
• Direct technical audits, keyword research, and content recommendations, and take accountability for the reports and forecasts that go to clients.
• Monitor client websites daily, weekly, and monthly, and own course correction when the SEO channel is off track against its North Star Metrics.
• Lead relationships within the broader client team, including marketing, in-house developers, content writers, and social media teams, acting as the senior SEO voice in the room.
• Proactively identify and pursue upsell opportunities within client accounts.
• Set the tone for best practices across the team, sharing initiatives and results and mentoring less experienced colleagues.
• Stay up to date with the latest SEO trends and represent Blue Array through internal and external speaking opportunities.
• Educate other areas of the business on how their work impacts SEO category performance.
• Opportunity to line-manage and develop an SEO Specialist, overseeing their workload and ongoing development.
• Work towards clear targets (KPIs) aligned with the company's objectives, and take ownership of hitting them.

Why You?

We are looking for experienced SEO professionals with a proven track record of managing client accounts and stakeholders at a senior level. Most importantly, we want to connect with those passionate about SEO and ready to take the next step in their career as a senior SEO leader.

The key traits we look for in our SEO Managers include:

• A genuine and contagious enthusiasm for SEO and Digital Marketing.
• A blend of analytical and creative thinking to craft innovative campaigns.
• Strong problem-solving skills that drive results, even under pressure.
• A self-motivated attitude; someone who consistently strives for excellence and holds themselves to a high standard.
• Outstanding planning, organisational, and communication skills, enabling you to juggle multiple projects, manage senior stakeholders, and manage your time effectively.
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to see client success from a broader business perspective beyond SEO.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, that inspire confidence and command credibility with senior stakeholders.
• A commitment to exceeding client expectations, fostering satisfaction and loyalty.
• Proven experience taking full ownership and accountability for the performance of your accounts.
• Strong working knowledge of essential SEO tools (e.g., Screaming Frog, SEMrush, Ahrefs).
• An excellent understanding of traffic and conversion measurement, with experience interpreting data and deriving insight at a strategic level.
• Seasoned at producing in-depth reviews and reporting on business KPIs to senior audiences.
• Significant experience managing your own workload and that of others.

Join our supportive, collaborative, and ambitious community of passionate individuals dedicated to making a meaningful difference for clients. If this resonates with you, you will thrive in this environment.

Who we are

Blue Array is the UK's most popular and largest specialist SEO agency.

We pride ourselves on doing things differently in our industry by providing open, honest, and actionable SEO consultancy to our clients. Regular communication and insights are core to our service; our exceptional client satisfaction is the main reason we continue to grow so quickly.

We work with some of the world's most exciting brands, including RAC, Cannaray, WatchFinder, Penfold, Pepper Money, Help for Heroes, and many more.

We're incredibly proud to have been awarded Best Large SEO Agency at the 2022 UK Search Awards and listed on Campaign Magazine's UK Top 100 Best Places to Work 2023.

We believe in People, Planet and Profit, in that order.

What are the benefits of working with us?

Employee well-being is a priority. Our people are at the heart of everything we do and make us who we are. Ensuring you're always well looked after, we offer:

• A competitive salary, bonus and pension
• Holiday allowance of 28 days per year.
• Remote role with regular travel to our Reading HQ and client locations.
• Your birthday off annually
• 3 charity days annually
• Flexible working
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Employee assistance programme available immediately
• Private medical insurance (following probation)
• Free gym membership (following probation)
• Cycle to work scheme (following probation)
• The option to work overseas up to a month per year
• A multitude of socials, inc our Summer Party
• Plenty of internal training

Be you, with us!

At Blue Array, we are all different. And that's what makes us great! We hire talented people with different and diverse backgrounds, stories, and perspectives not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger.

We are actively working to increase diversity in our teams and management positions. Our ambition is to create an inclusive environment where we can all be ourselves together.

Application Process

Our recruitment process is designed to help us get to know you and for you to get to know us:

First-stage interview - a short call with our people team to learn more about you and your experience, while providing details about the role.

Second-stage interview - An in-person interview at our Blue Array HQ in Reading, involving a more in-depth interview and presentation task.

Final stage interview - A short call with our CEO & Founder, Simon

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